I'm skeptical that you'd get a lot of support for that concept because, as others have said, most bowlers plant their flags firmly on one side or the other (scratch or handicap). However, I guess it's always worth giving it a try if you can find people who are willing to do so. If I were you, I would just make sure that you have every possible rule and detail locked down before proposing it.
Personally, the best format I've come across (other than straight scratch
) was one that we used in Texas. Your bowling order was determined by average. Your top average bowler had to bowl 5th, your next highest bowled 4th, 3rd-highest bowled first, 4th-highest bowled 2nd, and lowest bowled 3rd. Then, you bowled both team and head-to-head game to game and for series. Meaning, not only were was your team trying to win the three games and series, but you were trying to win individual games and series from your opponent. Within the overall standings, your individual winning % was listed, so there was that added pride factor in maintaining a decent winning percentage. I liked this format a lot because the individual accountability game in and game out encouraged bowlers to keep trying to win their individual stuff even if the team was already way down or way ahead. All in all, I felt like there was less bagging in that scenario than I've seen in most others.
In any event, good luck with your scratch-handicap hybrid league. I'm all for seeing new things tried out in leagues. Let us know how it goes if you can get it started!